Ludhiana, May 27 -- Three more police personnel - including a female cop, have been dismissed from the force for remaining absent from duty without any information.

Earlier on February 20, in a sweeping disciplinary action, eight police personnel from Ludhiana, Ludhiana Rural, and Khanna were dismissed for misconduct. While three of them are facing criminal trials, the remaining officers were terminated for prolonged absenteeism. On February 26, the Ludhiana police had derailed a planned protest by detaining demonstrators against the dismissal of 52 police personnel for serious misconduct in Punjab by the director general of police (DGP).

According to police commissioner Swapan Sharma, one of the dismissed personnel had defaulted on a b...